After several months of the controversial slap at the Oscars, Will Smith gave an interview where he not only talked about his next film and projects, but also about what he lived in and after that moment. We tell you everything in this note!
Do you remember the 2022 Oscar winners? Or do they only remember when Will Smith he slapped Chris Rock after he made a comment about the hair loss of Jada Pinkett-Smith? Okay, Will Smith He did not forget that moment either and, in a recent interview, he spoke about what he has experienced since then and the consequences that controversial night brought.
While promoting her starring role in the upcoming movie of Antoine Fuqua, Emancipation, Will Smith He was in The Daily Show next to the presenter Trevor Noah and talked about different topics. In addition to giving some details about his upcoming program Nat Geo Pole to Pole and the film of fuquathe winning actor of the oscar addressed the infamous incident and its still-unfolding aftermath.
“That was a horrible night, as you can imagine. It has a lot of nuances and complexities, but at the end of the day, I just lost it.“, said Smith about that moment in oscar. “And I guess what I would say is you never know what someone is going through.”
“You just don’t know what’s going on with people. I was going through something that night. Not that that justifies my behavior at all.”added the actor. In addition, he added that if there is something that he learned from that night, it is that “We just have to be nice to each other.”
Will Smith, who just won the oscar for best leading actor that night for King Richardhe told Noah in the interview that “more painful” for him it was that he took his difficulties and problems and passed them on to other people. “It’s like he got the idea that ‘hurt people hurt people,’” he said.
Noah talked about the book Smith of 2021, where he tells how he grew up afraid of conflict and fighting, and described the slap of the oscar as a moment in which the actor stood up for the wrong thing at the wrong time. “There were many things“, answered Smith and continued: “He was the little boy who saw his father hit his mother, you know. All of this arose at that moment. That’s not what I want to be.”
“I understand how shocking it was for people… It was a rage that had been suppressed for a long time. But I understand the pain. It was a disaster”added the actor.
As for the consequences that that slap brought, Will Smith He assured that the only thing that is “killing” is that emancipation don’t get the attention it deserves. “The idea that they could be denied because of me is killing me. And what’s so critical to me is that these people came and trusted me and I just hope that their work is honored and not tainted because of some horrible decision on my part.” commented the actor.
This is not the first time that Will Smith He comes out to apologize and talk about it. Although he kept a low profile during these months, the actor had to get back in front of the cameras to promote his next film, which arrives on December 9.
In another interviewthe actor mentioned that “I would fully understand” if the public decided not to see that movie because of him. However, he also mentioned again how bad he feels when he thinks that his actions in the Oscars could harm the team emancipation. “I definitely lose a couple seconds of sleep every night thinking I might have penalized my team, but I’ll do my best to make sure everyone is seen in the light they deserve.”, said.
Finally, in the interview with Trevor NoahWill Smith He said he spent the last few months trying to forgive himself for being human: “Trust me, there is no one who hates the fact that I am human more than me, and finding that space within myself to be human. I always wanted to be Superman, jump in and save the damsel in distress, but I had to realize that I am a flawed human being and that I still have a chance to go out into the world and contribute in a way that fills my heart and hopefully, help other people”.